Kick in The Creatives Podcast - We talk Creativity, Art and Writing with Creative Challenges and Gossip Tara and Sandra, met by happy accident. Tara had been listening to a Podcast that Sandra just happened to be being interviewed on, and having her own podcast at the time, she invited Sandra to be a guest. The two of them quickly hit it off and went on chatting, long after the recording had stopped… And they haven’t shut up since! Tara was a whizz at idea generation, but having been a graphic designer for 25 years, she had long lost her connection with a ‘real’ pencil. Sandra, on the other hand, was and still is, a realism painter, yet she had the inability to just ‘let go’ in her sketchbook. Over the following weeks, they began setting each other creative challenges. As a result, Tara rekindled her love for drawing by hand, and Sandra horrified to be handed a ‘chunky marker’ to draw with by Tara, was forced to let go of her pedantic sketching style and just ‘have fun in her sketchbook.’ It was clear that the two of them as a duo, were a good influence on each other and having finally met in the flesh, they became firm friends. Knowing the power that creative challenges had held for them, they decided that they wanted to help other people find and embrace their creative side and just ‘have a go.’
Episodes
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Ep 126 Fly on the Wall Art Chat
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Today's episode is a little bit different.
You get to be a fly-on-the-wall on one of the art conversations Sandra and I would normally have off air.
It all started when I asked a Sandra a question after we'd recorded a podcast and she said, why not record this and let's see what happens.
SO we did, and there's no editing either.
So get your paints out and join us for some studio art chat.
Our Sponsor Evolve Art
This podcast is sponsored by Evolve. Evolve can teach anyone how to paint in a realism style to a professional level in a year. They offer online lessons, support and also provide the materials you need.
To find out more sign up for a free art masterclass at
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Our Art Challenges
We have 3 challenges every month:
https://kickinthecreatives.com/all-creative-challenges/
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Character and Cartoon Course
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Don’t forget we have an early bird offer of $29 dollars!
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Ep 125 Gift Ideas for Artists - for Yourself or Others
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
In today's art podcast we are going to talk about gift ideas for artists. So, if you are hoping for an arty gift yourself, you could sneakily put this podcast on while your family are nearby… You never know, it might give them some good art present ideas!
Shownotes
Shownotes with links to gift ideas we mentioned
https://kickinthecreatives.com/gift-ideas-for-artists/
Our Sponsor Evolve Art
This podcast is sponsored by Evolve. Evolve can teach anyone how to paint in a realism style to a professional level in a year. They offer online lessons, support and also provide the materials you need.
To find out more sign up for a free art masterclass at
https://kickinthecreatives.com/evolvewebinar
Our Art Challenges
We have 3 challenges every month:
https://kickinthecreatives.com/all-creative-challenges/
On Social Media
Character and Cartoon Course
Just a quick reminder about our new Characters and Cartoons course
Don’t forget we have an early bird offer of $29 dollars!
https://kickinthecreatives.com/cartooncourse
Monday Nov 14, 2022
EP 124 Sketching Your Way Through Trauma with Jeff Schmidt
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Monday Nov 14, 2022
In today’s creative podcast we are talking to Jeff Schmidt. Jeff is an illustrator, speaker and author of the best selling book, Heart Attack, which is all about finding hope, joy, and inspiration through recovery.
As a young professional in his 40s, Jeff‘s life was thrown into chaos after he experienced a series of heart attacks. Today, we talk about how he used his passion for drawing, particularly urban sketching to help him slow down and take stock. I hope you enjoy our chat!
Our Sponsor Evolve Art
This podcast is sponsored by Evolve. Evolve can teach anyone how to paint in a realism style to a professional level in a year. They offer online lessons, support and also provide the materials you need.
To find out more sign up for a free art masterclass at
https://kickinthecreatives.com/evolvewebinar
Our Art Challenges
We have 3 challenges every month:
https://kickinthecreatives.com/all-creative-challenges/
On Social Media
Character and Cartoon Course
Just a quick reminder about our new Characters and Cartoons course
Don’t forget we have an early bird offer of $29 dollars!
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Ep 123 The Most Important Skills an Artist Can Have
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
In today’s art podcast we are going to talk about the most important skills an artist can have.
And you might think the most important skills are things that revolve around knowing how to draw and paint! But there are so many more skills you need to work on if you want to be a successful artist. Being good at what you do, isn’t enough.
Shownotes: https://kickinthecreatives.com/artist-skills/
Our Sponsor Evolve Art
This podcast is sponsored by Evolve. Evolve can teach anyone how to paint in a realism style to a professional level in a year. They offer online lessons, support and also provide the materials you need.
To find out more sign up for a free art masterclass at
https://kickinthecreatives.com/evolvewebinar
Our Art Challenges
We have 3 challenges every month:
https://kickinthecreatives.com/all-creative-challenges/
On Social Media
Character and Cartoon Course
Just a quick reminder about our new Characters and Cartoons course
Don’t forget we have an early bird offer of $29 dollars!
https://kickinthecreatives.com/cartooncourse
Monday Oct 17, 2022
Ep 122 Things we Wish we’d Known as Beginner Artists
Monday Oct 17, 2022
Monday Oct 17, 2022
On Today’s art podcast we are going to talk about the things we wish we had known when we were beginner artists. And hopefully, it might help some of our listeners who have just started out.
Our Sponsor Evolve Art
This podcast is sponsored by Evolve. Evolve can teach anyone how to paint in a realism style to a professional level in a year. They offer online lessons, support and also provide the materials you need.
To find out more sign up for a free art masterclass at
https://kickinthecreatives.com/evolvewebinar
Our Art Challenges
We have 3 challenges every month:
https://kickinthecreatives.com/all-creative-challenges/
On Social Media
Character and Cartoon Course
Just a quick reminder about our new Characters and Cartoons course
Don’t forget we have an early bird offer of $29 dollars!
Monday Oct 03, 2022
Ep 121 I’ve Stopped Drawing - How to Start Drawing Again
Monday Oct 03, 2022
Monday Oct 03, 2022
In today’s art podcast we are going to help you figure out how to start drawing again if you’ve stopped and want to get back on track. It easily happens and there can be lots of reasons behind it, so the first thing you need to think about is what’s caused you to lose your way and how you can get back into the habit.
Our Sponsor Evolve Art
This podcast is sponsored by Evolve. Evolve can teach anyone how to paint in a realism style to a professional level in a year. They offer online lessons, support and also provide the materials you need.
To find out more sign up for a free art masterclass at
https://kickinthecreatives.com/evolvewebinar
Our Art Challenges
We have 3 challenges every month:
https://kickinthecreatives.com/all-creative-challenges/
On Social Media
Character and Cartoon Course
Just a quick reminder about our new Characters and Cartoons course
Don’t forget we have an early bird offer of $29 dollars!
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Ep 120 The AHA Moments We Experience as Artists
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Monday Sep 19, 2022
In today’s art podcast we are talking about the AHA moments we experience as artists and there is no more useful AHA moment than the good old ‘happy accident!’
And it’s often the happy accidents that help us progress, because it almost always means that we’ve learned something… It’s just that we learned it by mistake.
Learn to Paint with Evolve
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Evolve can teach you to paint in a realism style to a professional level in a year. You can watch a free webinar from Evolve by going to kickinthecreatives.com/evolvewebinar
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Monday Sep 05, 2022
Ep 119 Carmel Jenkin Figurative Artist
Monday Sep 05, 2022
Monday Sep 05, 2022
In today's art podcast we are talking to Carmel Jenkin. Carmel is a figurative artist from Melbourne Australia who specialises in the female form. We both came across Carmel at around the same time but on different social media platforms. We were immediate fans. Her paintings are incredibly beautiful and unique.
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Ep 118 How to Stay Focused on your Art
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Monday Aug 22, 2022
In today’s podcast we are talking about how to stay focused on your art.
According to a study conducted by Northwest University, highly creative people are generally more easily distracted than the average person!
Learn to Paint with Evolve
This podcast is sponsored by Evolve
Evolve can teach you to paint in a realism style to a professional level in a year. You can watch a free webinar from Evolve by going to kickinthecreatives.com/evolvewebinar
Art Challenges
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Monday Aug 08, 2022
Ep 117 Why Artists Need to be Brave
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Monday Aug 08, 2022
On today’s podcast we talk about about why artists need to be brave.
So, the most successful artists out there are often the ones who have been brave and not been afraid to try new things …and they’ve just put themselves out there no matter what the outcome or reaction might be. But that’s not easy for everyone. Particularly if you’re an introvert!
Learn to Paint with Evolve
This podcast is sponsored by Evolve
Evolve can teach you to paint in a realism style to a professional level in a year. You can watch a free webinar from Evolve by going to kickinthecreatives.com/evolvewebinar
Art Challenges
Find all our Art Challenges at https://kickinthecreatives.com/
Keep up to Date with Our Podcast and Challenges
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